INVERELL High School’s Clontarf Academy celebrated student achievement on Wednesday, December 10, and paid special attention to a few who shone even more brightly.
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After student, Josh Williams began the event with Welcome to Country, teachers, families, friends and state and local leaders applauded as each young man stood to receive their certificates of achievement.
Clontarf director Dave Koch spoke, followed by school principal, Penny Colley. Inverell mayor Paul Harmon and Member for Northern Tablelands, Adam Marshall helped distribute special achievement awards. Both expressed their pride in the students and the Inverell program.
The top award for the day was presented to Quentin Williams for Clontarf Academy Member of the Year.
“This young man has done an outstanding job,” Dave said.
The Clontarf Spirit Awards recognise a boy who excels in his quest to be resilient, fair and generous in sport, school and life.
Dave said it was too difficult to choose just one student, and so the Senior Spirit awards were presented to both Dean Davis and Josh Williams. Junior Clontarf Spirit awards were given to Ethan Connors and Jarrad Humphreys.
The School Participation Award was given to KC Edmonds, Brennan Cosgrove received the Most Improved Member Award. The Best Trainer Award was given to Bailey Cosgrove and Matthew Milson was the recipient of the Academic Award.
Dave took over from the program’s first director, Chris McDonald, and parent, Shane Edmonds, stepped into the role as Clontarf operations officer in January.
“We’ve just been very lucky to continue on with good work that Chris and Shane had started,” Dave said.
Shane has been involved with Clontarf since its beginning. He said it was clear to see the development in the year 9 boys who joined the program at its inception two years ago.
“It is good. It’s changed my perspective on things,” he said. Dave has been in the role since the start of third term, and felt the afternoon would be a great program to recognise the boys.
“It’s really a time for the boys to be honoured and they should be very proud of their achievements in the six months that I’ve been here,” he said.
“The boys have been tremendous, the school has been fantastic. I think we can only go ahead from here.”